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This is our theme song, a sprawling, unwieldy singalong about (sub)urban housing and property ownership, with the Church Lady pounding away on the organ at the end. Thanks to Jason McGrath for the ending incantation.

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Well, my truck broke down back in town
Got to fix my flat and keep movin' on
My neck ain't dry, shirt ain't clean
Head hurts bad and I'm lookin' mean
Got to pay more bills, got to pop more pills
What do I see in front of me?

Well the lawn's cut low: subdivision
Don't park, will tow: subdivision
You can't be po': subdivision
You got what it takes, you got what it takes
You just got to climb up over the gates a-now

Well I met this cat, was looking good
This fact plainly understood
I said "now?" He said "yes."
We got a new position, put it to the test
So we bike on back, try to work my mack
What do I see in front of me?

Oh, I dream of Jeannie
She shows the attendance man her card
This land, where oil and water flow so sweetly,
The neighbors watch on guard
'Cause life is hard

Well I walked my dog, he soiled a log
Sirens and lights, here comes Boss Hog
He said "Son, don't come 'round no more,
I'll drop you back off at the liquor store"
So I aim at his head, and I fill him with lead
Until he's dead in front of me

And do some lines of blow: subdivision
Don't ask, don't know: subdivision
But just say no: subdivision
You got what it takes, you got what it takes
Girl Scout cookies and coffee cakes a-now

Gated Community
Private Property
Public Propriety
Trouble in Tahiti

Climb up over the gates a-now
Subdivision

credits

from Power to My Friends, released May 15, 2010
words by Sumanth Gopinath, music by The Gated Community

Sumanth Gopinath: lead vocals, electric guitar, hammond organ, backing vocals
Katie Harris: backing vocals
Scott Williams: acoustic guitar, backing vocals
Teresa Gowan: fiddle, harmonica, backing vocals
Cody Johnson: bass, backing vocals
Dav Kemp: drums

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The Gated Community Minneapolis

The Gated Community is a country/bluegrass/Americana band with rock influences based in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area in Minnesota and has been in existence since early 2006.

Bandmembers: Sumanth Gopinath
Rosie Harris
Beth Hartman
Paul Hatlelid
Cody Johnson
Nate Knutson
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